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FORCE of NATURE
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FORCE of NATURE
Chapter 4
Quelling Grief
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Tina sat up on the edge of her bed and slowly took in her surroundings. New bedroom furnishings within a new home in a new city did little to change the setting of her dream. Her tired eyes rested on the framed picture visible in the moonlit room. She picked it up off her nightstand as she had done countless times in the past fifteen months and ran her finger over the still photo image of her deceased lover. Seven years ago, they had met on the slopes Blue Mountain in Ontario. Kelley was the ski instructor of the advanced class Tina signed up for and it was love at first sight. She had taken the picture the day after they had consummated their love and Kelley’s smile was full of the happiness they shared.
The dream that had awaked Tina varied from time to time with different climbing gear donned by her lost love. Kelley was always smiling and walking toward her through soft snowfall. The snow would always turn to blizzard, engulfing the brunette and leaving Tina searching the blinding white of the storm for her partner.
In the early days of her loss, when the dream first appeared, Tina would awake frantic, desperate in her irrational belief that Kelley was still alive waiting rescue. It was only after the passing days closed the survival window as she perceived it that she relented to reality; however, the dream persisted.
Waking up in panic gave way to deep feelings of self-blame and her own voice pleading for forgiveness into the blizzard broke her sleep on such nights. An endless list of ‘what ifs’ held her captive in sorrow, eroding her spirit to a mere shell of existence. It was Anthony’s third birthday that forced her to face the world without Kelley for the sake of their son.
Tina mastered hiding the pain and heartache behind closed doors, putting up a strong front for family, friends, and colleagues. It had been in her secret world of grief that she endured the lonely trek through overwhelming loss to gain some sense of control and navigate a life without Kelley.
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Yay for Vera!!!!!!!!. She is a wonderful mother and Grandmother to Anthony and Tina with her all encompassig love and devotion to them. Please keep her doing well and in good health, we don’t want to lose her in this story, she is a vital part of it for a long time to come. We all need a Vera in our lives. So thankful for this story. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the update. Still loving this story. PPS!
Can’t wait until we get to Anthony’s picture of a family again… thanks for reposting!
really sad for tina so it’s nice that she has vera and anthony, let’s hope bette will be able to mend tina’s heart…pps
That was a great post. Tina’s pain was so real…it really felt like the middle of the night…Love this story…Thank you and PPS.
So sad, but a great update. PPS!!
I remember now why I always loved Vera. LOL. I love the new pace of the story C! Can’t wait to read more….thanks for updating!
Grief well written.
Their grief was extremely accurate. Especially Antony’s! Thanks for this story.
Nice to have the story back!! Yes bette Porter is in the picture lol.PPVS
Hi sunkissed, I am really enjoying this new story so had to put fingers to keyboard and share my delight.There is so much sorrow in Tina and Anthony’s lives right now that I hope a new face (& potential lover) with daugther can help them find love and life again.I do get the sense that Vera will be instrumental in bringing these families together.Her daugther deserves to find happiness again and Anthony’s needs another parent. I do fear that Kelley might resurface at a later date as her body was never found.There are interesting time ahead and I can’t wait to read more.Many thanks from A Fan.